Mom’s Bet
In 1944, my Mother made a bet.
Random posts on fun, creative, interesting Jewish or Congregation (members)-related topics.
We Don’t Talk About Pharaoh (To the tune of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”)
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This Rosh Hashanah we decided to go live from the Bimah. For the first time we could immerse the congregation in the High Holiday atmosphere with streaming services directly from our Sanctuary.
As often as politely possible, I hide from this piece. I find as many excuses as I can to say “no thanks” to the Rabbi’s kind and humbling yearly request to sing it – not enough prep time, too much else going on, someone else can do it better (this last one is always true), etc. This year, however, I said yes.
These are the true golden rules from Hillel. When I studied them in high school, they seemed to apply to almost anything. As I grew older less so. However, it is now in this time of a pandemic that I find them most useful.
This High holiday season may be hard, but we will not be alone.
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Kate Jett has compiled a fantastic list of virtual activities so we don’t get bored during this period of social isolation.
We have a new podcast by Jeremiah Collins about his Grandmother Alda in Romania during WWII.